Endoscopic evaluation of celiac disease
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Endoscopic evaluation of celiac disease.
Although serology-based diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) in children recently has been legitimized [1], small bowel biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosis of the condition [2,3]. Upper endoscopy, therefore, takes on paramount importance in management of CD for several reasons, including serendipitous discovery of endoscopic markers of CD, assessment of “patchy” villous atrophy, targetin...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy International Open
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2364-3722,2196-9736
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-105435